Jump to content

Kawauchi Dam

Coordinates: 41°16′30″N 140°53′41″E / 41.27500°N 140.89472°E / 41.27500; 140.89472
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kawauchi Dam
Kawauchi Dam is located in Japan
Kawauchi Dam
Location of Kawauchi Dam in Japan
LocationAomori Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates41°16′30″N 140°53′41″E / 41.27500°N 140.89472°E / 41.27500; 140.89472
Construction began1973
Opening date1994
Dam and spillways
Height55m
Length137m
Reservoir
Total capacity16500 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area48 sq. km
Surface area147 hectares

Kawauchi Dam is a gravity dam located in Aomori Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 48 km2. The dam impounds about 147 ha of land when full and can store 16500 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1973 and completed in 1994.[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Kawauchi Dam - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.